Chapter 253: Reading Task Reward
“Sure enough, the bookshelves are still filled with these old books.”
To improve the efficiency of completing tasks, Jia Na originally wanted to move all the books related to 【Plane Worlds】 to the table at once and read them all in one go.
However, looking at the books on the shelves, most of which had already been read, Jia Na had no choice but to look for other unread books on the adjacent shelves.
“Books related to 【Plane Worlds】 that I haven't read yet—it seems there's only this one left.”
After taking down a book titled "Journey of the Planes" from the shelf, in order to meet the task requirements, Jia Na selected nine more books from the 【Magic Plant Area】 and 【Magical Creatures Area】 and sent them to her usual window seat using the Wizard's Hand.
“This should be enough.”
Looking at the stack of books as high as a wall, Jia Na felt a surge of delight from saving a lot of money.
Because Anthony-Black Sparrow had previously promised Jia Na that he would waive all her book rental fees in the library. Therefore,
Jia Na was completely uninhibited when choosing books in the library.
She had previously worried about exceeding her budget and had to carefully select book categories, but now, Jia Na was no longer struggling financially. She would pick up any book she saw.
Anyway, if she didn't like it, she could just put it back without being charged.
“Rustle—”
As the pages rapidly turned, with the combined effect of the Reading Magic and the Transcendent Memory talent, Jia Na's reading speed could truly reach the level of reading thousands of pages in an hour.
Even though the books Jia Na chose this time were not thin, she finished reading ten books in less than ten hours.
“Ten consecutive hours of high-intensity reading is indeed a significant test for both mental and physical strength—.”
Rubbing her throbbing temples, Jia Na, who had just closed the last book, felt as if the table in front of her was slightly blurred. After a while, Jia Na slowly picked up the ten books and returned them to the shelves in two trips.
“When using Reading Magic in the future, I need to be more restrained.”
Besides high-intensity reading and memorization, using Reading Magic for ten consecutive hours also brought Jia Na's mental strength to the brink of exhaustion—she couldn't even cast the simplest Wizard's Hand now.
“Tsk tsk, I really admire you.”
Looking at the last apprentice leaving the library, Gawen-Tuer's evaluation of Jia Na could truly be described with the word 'admire'.
They were both White Coral apprentices, but Gawen-Tuer's level of effort was simply too far behind Jia Na.
Perhaps others didn't know, but Gawen-Tuer, who had been paying attention to Jia Na since she was in the first year, could truly pat her chest and guarantee that no apprentice in the entire White Coral Academy would have read more books than Jia Na.
Even Gawen-Tuer, who worked part-time as a librarian in the library year-round, might not have read half as many books as Jia Na in the past two years. “Anyway, I'm just lounging around, so reading more books is a way to relieve stress.”
“You call this relieving stress?”
Looking at Jia Na's seemingly genuine expression, Gawen-Tuer could only shake her head, then took out a small cake box,
and handed it to Jia Na.
“I bought an extra one this afternoon, so I'll give it to you to eat.”
“Thank you—the shape of this cake is very cute.”
Through the gap on the side of the cake box, Jia Na could see the cake inside was a cream cake shaped like a skull.
“Right? I think it's cute too! And it tastes quite good!”
“Then I'll definitely enjoy it when I get back.”
After thanking Gawen-Tuer, Jia Na, carrying the cake box, went down the stairs via the escalator and left the library building.
“Is it already this late?”
Looking at the night sky with the bright moon hanging high, Jia Na, who hadn't specifically stopped to check the time while going downstairs, couldn't help but turn back and look towards the second floor.
“There's still quite a bit of blueberry fruit wine left in the dorm. Next time I come to the library, I can bring a bottle for Senior Sister Gawen-Tuer…”
While reading, Jia Na often becomes so immersed that she forgets the time.
Just like today, in order to complete the task of "reading ten books," Jia Na stayed in the library beyond its normal operating hours, which forced Gawen-Tuer to work overtime as well.
Moreover, throughout the entire process, Gawen-Tuer not only didn't interrupt Jia Na but also specifically brought her a piece of cake.
This made the somewhat slow-to-realize Jia Na feel a little embarrassed.
“System, open the task panel.”
【Daily Task: Read ten or more books (Completed);
Task Reward: 100 talent experience points, 500 skill experience points, Mental Strength +0.1.】
“Finally, a reward for the Mental Strength attribute—”
Since the beginning of the new year, Jia Na's daily tasks have rarely offered Mental Strength as a reward.
Most of the time, the system rewarded attributes like Constitution, Agility, and Strength—while these significantly improved Jia Na's physical quality, they also slowed down her promotion speed accordingly.
After all, Jia Na's planned goal was to be directly promoted to Three-level Wizard Apprentice before the start of the third year.
Only by doing so could Jia Na participate in the Dordogne-White Tower Trial in the second month after the third year begins, along with previous third-year apprentices who had already been promoted to Three-level Wizard Apprentice.
Thanks to talents like Transcendent Comprehension and Transcendent Memory, the various courses at White Coral Academy were gradually falling behind Jia Na's learning progress.
By the time she reached the third year, while other apprentices were gradually learning various 【Intermediate Courses】, Jia Na, who would have almost finished reading all the books in the library, could only have a chance to continue learning the subsequent 【Advanced Courses】 by obtaining the qualification to study at Dordogne-White Tower in advance.
Otherwise, the entire third year would be a waste of time for Jia Na. Moreover, it would widen the gap between her and the top geniuses in other Wizard Gathering Places.
There are always people better than you, and there is always a sky beyond the sky.
For those top geniuses who have family resources supporting them, their progress in comprehending Law Shards may not be slower than Jia Na's—perhaps even faster than hers.
“Ding—”
Jia Na, who walked out of the dormitory building elevator, quickly entered the dormitory after greeting the Door Spirit.
Taking off her wizard robe, and resting for a while, Jia Na, forcing herself to stay awake, quickly chanted the spell:
“By my will, I command you, summon—Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon.”
